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Emilia-Romagna MotoGP Sunday Round Up: Momentum, Shmomentum, Fair Passes, And The Enigma Of Michelin's New Rear

For the third race in a row, the Sunday MotoGP grand prix race has had us saying, "this is the moment the championship changed". Pecco Bagnaia left Austria with a lead of 5 points over Jorge Martin. Then he crashed out at Aragon after a collision with Alex Márquez, and Jorge Martin finished second behind Marc Márquez, giving Martin a comfortable-looking 23 point lead.

Was that the moment the momentum in the championship changed? Well, for seven days perhaps, as Jorge Martin entered the pits when rain was falling at the first Misano race, only to exit pit lane onto a dry track with wet tires. Bagnaia came second to (you guessed it) Marc Márquez, and cut the points gap to just 7 points.

Had the momentum changed for good this time, perhaps? You might think that, right until the moment that Bagnaia folded the front at Turn 8 on lap 21. Jorge Martin finished second to Enea Bastianini this time, controversially, and leads by 24 points again.

Momentum swings


David EmmettTue, 24/Sep/2024 - 00:43

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